Radio problem 94 Aero
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Radio problem 94 Aero
I bought my 1994 Sport extended long off of E-Bay. It took a hard hit of on the front pas. side. I have since replaced the inner metal panels, straightened out the mounting area's and now it is a daily driver. Other than my Power windows not working, my reception to the radio is almost nil. When I got the van there was no radio in it and you could see where someone had done a repair (soldered) the wires about 2 inches from the connections. I though that all I had to do is replace the 2 connectors and then Presto chango no more problems. No, not any luck. Today after changing the connectors I turned on the radio and you could hardly hear anything. When you turn the volumne **** up loader it just gets statically. Does anyone have a clue? Any thing like what I'm going through now? The fender area was smashed, but it doesn't appear to have any type of an antenea issue. I replaced the fender with another ant. that means this eliminates that as a possible problem. The wire inside the inner fender on the pas. side appears to Okay as well. What gives? Anyone out there gotta clue? The radio is out of my other 1994. I'm stuck here. Any help would be appreciated.---Boz
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Is it just a radio reception problem? If so, I would check to see if the antenna cable has a short. Pull it out of the radio and see if there is continuity between that center wire and ground. If so, there is a short in the cable, and you need to find and repair it, or replace it.
There is another possibility. You said the previous owner soldered some wires? Were they antenna wires? If so, is there a chance they swapped the antenna lead with the ground?
There is another possibility. You said the previous owner soldered some wires? Were they antenna wires? If so, is there a chance they swapped the antenna lead with the ground?
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Thank you for replying. This doesn't seem to be a very cool subject or common ooccurance. The wires soldered were the wire of the bundled connectors that plug into the radio. I have eliminated that already yest. by changing out the connectors and splicing where that had done this. The ground vs. the positive lead of the antenna? How can I check this? I have a connection checker. Ar eyou saying to touch the side of the ant. housing vs. the inner wire? I think your right about the ant. I don't get anything of course with the ant. not plugged in, but then as I slowly go to make the connection I have a little. The end of the ant. looked normal where in comes out of the body on the passenger side and plugs into the fender ant., but considering the crash it must be this-Boz
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Originally Posted by bozzzz94
Thank you for replying. This doesn't seem to be a very cool subject or common ooccurance. The wires soldered were the wire of the bundled connectors that plug into the radio. I have eliminated that already yest. by changing out the connectors and splicing where that had done this. The ground vs. the positive lead of the antenna? How can I check this? I have a connection checker. Ar eyou saying to touch the side of the ant. housing vs. the inner wire? I think your right about the ant. I don't get anything of course with the ant. not plugged in, but then as I slowly go to make the connection I have a little. The end of the ant. looked normal where in comes out of the body on the passenger side and plugs into the fender ant., but considering the crash it must be this-Boz
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Thanks cookkd. It's actually the opposite. The radio I put in the van was from a premium sound system. It came out of my Eddie Bauer and the van I'm working on is the Aero "SPORT". The Sport has only the litle try in the dash so it never had the equilzer.The connections are the same. I haven't been outside yet, but I will start with the antenna first.--Thank You Boz.
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Originally Posted by bozzzz94
Thanks cookkd. It's actually the opposite. The radio I put in the van was from a premium sound system. It came out of my Eddie Bauer and the van I'm working on is the Aero "SPORT". The Sport has only the litle try in the dash so it never had the equilzer.The connections are the same. I haven't been outside yet, but I will start with the antenna first.--Thank You Boz.
As far as the connector goes, yes it is the same configuration, but the pin assignments are different between models with and without the digital dash:
* w/Electronic Cluster ** w/Standard Cluster
Connector 257 I think this one is brown
1 - LG/Y - Radio Memory Power
2 - Not Used
3 - Y/BK - Radio Power
4 - LB/R - Radio Graphics Lighting
5 - O/BK - Display Back Lighting (LCD)
6 - R - Radio Ground
7 - O/LB - Radio "ON" Signal*
8 - Not Used
Connector 258 I think this one is green
1 - O/LG - Left Front Speaker**
2 - BK/W - Common
3 - PK/LG - Left Rear Channel
4 - R/BK - Seek Station Up
5 - W/LG - Right Front Speaker**
6 - O/BK - Seek Stations Down
7 - PK/LB - Right Rear Channel
8 - BR/O - Seek for Memory Station
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Boz,
The antenna cable should terminate to a plug that you plug into the back of the radio. You can measure between the center pin of the plug and the antenna rod itself to see if there is connectivity all the way. There should be, and if not, the wire is broken somehwere. Then measure between the pin and some grounded part, like the outer shell of the plug. If there is connection here, then the wire is shorted somewhere.
The antenna cable should terminate to a plug that you plug into the back of the radio. You can measure between the center pin of the plug and the antenna rod itself to see if there is connectivity all the way. There should be, and if not, the wire is broken somehwere. Then measure between the pin and some grounded part, like the outer shell of the plug. If there is connection here, then the wire is shorted somewhere.
